Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

When the book was connected last time, when I heard the maid's words, there was a chuckle in the hall.

Concubine Nan'an said: "Good girl, the news is just right."

Then, she smiled and said to Mrs. Xu: "Have you heard? General Jia has already arrived in the capital, and he came here for Mrs. Jia. We all know that those who are far away from the capital will not get news for a while, so we are closed." Calculating the time, General Jia set off as soon as he got the news, and he should have arrived at this time, not too late."

Their four kings and eight fathers are old friends. Even if the Rongguo Mansion is in decline, these new Rong families can't just satirize it at will, not to mention Jia Lian is still there, and his Yue's family is booming now.Although the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, and the walls fell and everyone pushed them away, but thinking that their family was as prosperous and prosperous as their own before their fall, and they ended up like this after their fall, I can't help but feel a little sad, and I have to take care of them, lest people say they These people are cold hearted.

Concubine Kuang Nan'an wanted to marry her granddaughter to Lin Zhishi, she had also heard about Concubine Xian's plan with Xu's family, and when they treated each other today, naturally they would not show any face, which meant to please the Queen's lineage.

Compared with before, Lin Zhi's status was higher than before. Xiangguo's second son, who wouldn't want to be married?

As early as when the maidservant opened her mouth, Mrs. Xu blushed and panicked with embarrassment, and when she heard Nan'an Concubine's words, she felt even more like sitting on pins and needles.

Jia Min smiled slightly, and told the servant girl: "My uncle has been traveling all the way. He thought he didn't have time to take care of it when he arrived in the capital, so he asked the kitchen to send a table of rice noodles to the study room, and made a dust-cleaning feast. Today, my uncle took the old lady's house. Go, our house is over, and tomorrow I will post a post to invite my uncle and master to have a good meal." This is a diversion.

No matter how many quarrels Jia She and Jia Zheng had in the past, it was always a child of the Jia family. His arrival also made Jia Min feel a stone in his heart. Dare to deceive each other.

The servant girl agreed and went to order herself.

Concubine Nan'an turned her head to Mother Jia and said: "The old lady lived alone with the child, and no one felt at ease. Now that General Jia is back, General Jia is extremely filial. The mansion has a backbone, and the future is gradually getting better. That's fine." Besides, although Jia She is incompetent, he has a very shrewd and capable son who is highly valued by Emperor Changqing.

Jia's mother only said yes, and secretly smiled bitterly.

There has been a rift between Jia She and Jia Zheng for 30 to [-] years. With Jia She's heart, knowing that Jia Zheng's decline is so bad, he will only be happy like a villain, and he will not be worried at all. Will you care about the remaining children?He came back this time for himself, not for the second wife, but he didn't want to be called unfilial.

Just as Jia's mother said, Jia Amnesty said to Lin Ruhai at this time: "If it wasn't for the sake of my descendants, how could I have made this trip?"

Others think Taoism is ugly and should not be publicized, but Jia She is used to being confused, and after all these years, he has not understood any more than before. Besides, Lin Ruhai is his direct sister-in-law, and he will not spread it to his ears.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Shouldn't brother-in-law plan for his descendants now?"

Jia Amnesty thought of Jia Fu's and Jia Mao's two grandchildren, and Chen Jiaojiao's son and daughter who were born after Jia Lian's appointment, and he couldn't help smiling. He agreed with Lin Ruhai's words, and said, "No, I didn't come here just for my grandson. What? I didn’t want to go back to Beijing before. I was only happy when the house broke down. How could I worry? My family business should have been ruined by them in this way. I can't ignore the old lady, and I can't ignore them, I don't care if the old lady is unfilial, I don't care if they are unfraternal, and the reputation of the descendants is not good, so I urged me to come."

Ti, my brother obeys my brother, but my heart is beside my brother, and I also love my brothers and sisters.

Jia She didn't care about the true meaning of fraternity at all, but his wife was well-educated and his son was born in the imperial examination.Even so, every time I think of the inheritance passed down by my ancestors to be gone, I still feel resentful in my heart.

Lin Ruhai laughed and said: "Brother-in-law should come. If he doesn't come, his reputation will be ruined. A while ago, someone asked why brother-in-law didn't have any news. At that time, I said that brother-in-law was on his way, but I didn't know the itinerary. I was telling the truth However, some people don't believe it, and they only think that I am prevaricating them. It can be seen that they all think that the brother-in-law will not come, and it is really unfilial. Besides, Mr. Taishui is over 80 years old after all, and the brother-in-law doesn't care. There are some discords, but to get to the bottom of it, there is also a brother-in-law who behaves in the world. Now the brother-in-law is full of children and grandchildren, and they are all up to date, but the family of the second brother-in-law is like flowers and trees withered after autumn. It is time for the brother-in-law to let go of the previous anger. "

Jia Amnesty chuckled, and indeed there was a bit of complacency on his face.

Yes, his descendants are promising, and Jia Zheng's family has been convicted. This is the turn of Feng Shui, and now they have transferred to their big house.

If there were no such past events, Jia Amnesty might not have hated Jia Zheng at all, but some incidents happened, even if he had a heart of filial piety, he lost it when he thought of those incidents.

In the past, when my grandfather and father were there, they loved Jia Zheng very much. They were not in the mansion when they went to war. Never thought about how the ethos in the school can teach yourself well?At that time, compared to Jia Zheng's honesty, I was indeed naughty, but I was only seven or eight years old, so what's wrong with being naughty?He was still young at that time, and Jia Lian was naughty since he was a child. Isn't he more promising than the honest Jia Zhu now?Later, I liked Jinshi calligraphy and painting, but they only said that they were playing with things and lost their ambitions, and they became more and more unhappy.

When he was young, he hated his parents blindly and didn't understand the reason, but now he understands a little bit, unfortunately it's too late.

Thanks to the protection of his grandmother, Jia Shefang grew up safely to marry a wife and have children, but he also moved into the east courtyard and never moved again.After all, Jia She's grandmother was old and came from a poor family, so she didn't have much knowledge, so how could she teach Jia She well?Also because his grandfather and father didn't care about Jia She, Jia She did nothing.When he came to the throne, although Jia Amnesty was in his thirties, he failed in civil and military affairs and failed to pass the exam several times. Later, the saint thought of Jia Daishan's achievements, so he barely made him a first-class general.The title was downgraded from the Duke of the State to the first-class general. Jia's mother, who lived in the Rongxi Hall at the time and had not yet moved out, was also annoyed.

The more this was the case, the more lawless Jia Amnesty became. It was not until he married Mrs. Dou that he gradually changed.However, with all these past events gathered together, Jia Amnesty had long since shown no kindness to Jia Zheng, but was somewhat filial to Jia's mother.

Jia She said with a sigh: "Leading the grandchildren to be naughty outside, the three grandchildren have very different personalities, brother Fu is better, the next two are more naughty than the other, the youngest brother Mang is born with a greedy temperament, only he can win others For things, my own things are always reluctant to give to others, even if it is a piece of dim sum that I can't finish eating, I have to hide it. Every time I see Lian'er and Lian's daughter-in-law, she always teaches these children carefully, and they are not affected by their personalities. Only then did I realize that this is what serious parents should do. However, although I have resentment, I can think of the old lady who is over 80 years old. Even without them, I am afraid that I will not be able to bear it for a few days and I will still come."

If it weren't for this kind of heart, how could he have tolerated Jia Zheng stealing the Rongxi Hall?It's already turned upside down.It's not because Jia's mother favors the younger son, she often says that the younger son should live with her, even if it is reasonable for the mother to live with the younger son in a rich family, and the courtyard where she lives is right next to the main courtyard of Rongxi Hall.

Compared with Jia Mu's eccentricity, Jia Amnesty actually hates Jia Zheng even more.

Jia's mother's eccentricity stems from Jia Zheng's fighting spirit, and she is incompetent, which can be regarded as excusable.Only Jia Zheng behaved like a scholar, but in the end he didn't have the slightest etiquette that a scholar should understand.Jia Zheng really didn't know that he lived in Rongxi Hall, and his name was not right?He knows, he understands better than anyone else, but he has an excuse for Jia Mu to live with his youngest son, even if an outsider impeaches him, he can confidently say that it was not his own intention, but obeyed his mother's wish, and all sins will be blamed Two clean.

It's just that this incident never happened, and Jia Amnesty himself speculated about his intentions with malice, so he cannot be sure.However, if it happened before the ransacking of the house, and he was impeached above the court, I am afraid he must have such an excuse.

Lin Ruhai held the tea bowl, listened quietly, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law originally said that the first month would arrive, why did he arrive at this time? But what happened on the way? The girls are all very worried."

Jia She blushed, with a bit of shame, and said: "You also know that I am not capable of writing or martial arts, and my body is not as strong as yours. After a serious illness, he was ill for a few days, and was blocked by heavy snow, unable to deliver letters, so he recovered with great difficulty, and hurried on his way, who knew it was still too late."

Lin Ruhai was very understanding, and showed a little bit of worry. After asking several times carefully, he was relieved when he learned that he had recovered, and said with a smile, "It's not too late. I'm here today, just to pick up the old lady." What a coincidence, most of the family members of civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty watched the ceremony at their own homes. Knowing Jia She's arrival, they naturally understood Jia She's filial piety.

Jia Amnesty couldn't get up early, he came to Beijing mostly because of his fame.

Jia She's eyes widened, and said: "Why is it not too late? My wife and Lian'er and his wife entrusted me with bringing a lot of things to my niece, He Qi and Ji, but I didn't arrive until you finished the ceremony. I don't know how to explain it when I go back. .”

When Lin Ruhai heard about it, he immediately smiled.

Compared with Mrs. Dou, Jia Lian and Chen Jiaojiao because they liked Daiyu, Jia Amnesty thought that Daiyu would be the wife of the country and the aunt of the prince's direct relative. When the prince ascended the throne, he didn't know whether he would be rich for a hundred years, at least for three generations. It is also of great benefit to his grandson, so he himself prepared a few good things for Daiyu.

When he thought of Jiamu arriving with Baochai, Xiangyun, Tanchun and others, he frowned slightly, then handed the things to Lin Ruhai, and said: "Don't forget to give it to the eldest girl, I won't give it in person."

Although Jia Amnesty didn't like the two-bedroom and one-gan people, he still had a little love for Baoyu Tanchun and Jiahuan's nephews and nieces. He prepared a few things, but they were far different from those for Daiyu, so he couldn't let them see them, lest they resent Daiyu.

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment, then understood the reason, and agreed with a smile.

Jia Amnesty stayed until the people left, greeted Jia Mu, and accepted the gift of the younger generation before taking Jia Mu back to Jia's house in person.

After he entered Beijing, he returned home first, and saw the mansion of Jia's mansion after the removal of the plaque of imperial edict to build the Rongguo Mansion, and he was not without sadness.Although the wives and children said that their family was still called Rongguo Mansion, it was beyond the limit, but after all, it was inscribed by the imperial pen, and it was a mansion built by the late emperor.

When she sat down in Jia Mu's room, before Jia Amnesty could speak, Jia Mu said, "Don't worry, Baoyu is married. When the house outside is cleaned up, tell them to move out from here."

Jia Amnesty was startled, then annoyed, got up and said, "When did my son say he was going to drive Baoyu and the others out? Mother is like this. Doesn't it mean that outsiders will laugh at my uncle's unkindness when they find out, and rush back to the capital just to drive away?" Take nephews and nieces away?" If Jia Zheng was here, he would probably plan like this, but since Jia Zheng is not here, there are only a few nephews and nieces, no matter how confused Jia Amnesty is, he will not let them fend for themselves.Although the Rongguo Mansion fell, but they lived here, they could still take shelter of themselves and Jia Lian after all.He doesn't think about himself, he has to think about his children and grandchildren, a little bit of reputation will not be good.

Hearing this, Mother Jia was slightly taken aback, feeling a little unbelievable.She knew that Jia She had been saying behind her back that she was biased, that she was just a mother, a man, a wife, and a daughter-in-law. She was working hard in the mansion at that time, so she naturally preferred an honest and responsible son, and he was the youngest son, so she didn't want to lose Jia She's favor. Resentment, so she had been on guard for a long time, but who knew that he would not drive Baoyu and others away?

Compared with living outside, Jia's mother certainly knew the advantages of Baoyu staying in the mansion.So she asked a little hastily: "You allow Baoyu to still live in the house that now belongs to Lian'er?"

Seeing her appearance and hearing her tone, a sarcasm flashed in Jia She's eyes, why didn't he understand what Jia Mu was thinking?But he stood with his head down, so others couldn't see the slightest, so he said lightly: "Naturally. Don't say anything else, just talk about Lan'er mother and son. Zhu'er died more than ten years ago. Lan'er is young. It's not easy for the daughter-in-law to live with him, how can they set up another family? Even if they want to set up another family, they have to wait until Lan'er grows up and have the ability. Huan'er is only two years older than Lan'er, and this year is less than 14 years old. If you can't do it, you can't do it, and you can't set up a family. Baoyu is the oldest, only 16 years old, and he has achieved nothing all these years. Who can rest assured living outside?"

What he said touched the audience deeply, especially Li Wan's mother and son, Aunt Zhao, and Jia Huan. None of them wanted to leave the mansion. After all, there is a difference between being blessed and not being blessed.

When Jia Lan's mother and son and Jia Huan were mentioned, Jia's mother's expression was a little pale. When Baoyu was mentioned, her eyes lit up, a smile appeared on her face, and she said with emotion: "How can I not know the difficulties outside? The family is separated, but their father was sentenced to exile after all, how can they live here? I'm afraid it will hurt you, so I bought a few houses and planned to distribute them."

Hearing this, the corner of Jia She's mouth twitched slightly, looking at Baoyu, who was described as a little thinner, with a smile on his face, not a smile.

Jia Amnesty had already asked Lin Ruhai in private. Mother Jia bought a total of three houses. On the surface, they were all courtyards with three entrances, but in fact there were good and bad ones.The courtyard under the name of Baoyu is the most exquisite and magnificent, with a total of 32 and a half rooms. It has only been built for a few years, and it is fully furnished. There is also a small garden with red plums and green bamboos. Nearby, there are many dignitaries living in the left and right houses, and there are often officers and soldiers patrolling there, so it is very peaceful.The houses for Jia Huan and Jia Lan are unusual, not to mention that there are only [-] or [-] houses in total, and they are located in the south of the West City. Compared with the residence prepared by Baoyu, it is a thousand miles away.

There is a saying in Chang'an City that everyone knows that the east is rich and the west is rich, and the south is poor and the north is humble.

Most of the residents in the east city are wealthy businessmen, and most of the people in the west city are dignitaries. Of course, there are many ordinary people in it. The poor in the south city are almost ordinary people.

The Rongguo Mansion back then and the Lin family today are both located in Xicheng, very close to the imperial palace.

Jia Amnesty thought to himself, compared with Jialan and Jiahuan, Jiamu loves Baoyu the most. It must be that Jiamu intends to leave a lot of money to Baoyu quietly, and she doesn't want Jialan and Jiahuan to know, so she arranges them. At that time, even if Baoyu has a good food and a good living environment, Jialan Jia will be far away from them, and it will be difficult to get news.

Jia's mother used to be eccentric, and now she is still eccentric. Firstly, Jia Amnesty could not bear with her nephews and nephews, and secondly, she was really angry. The more she didn't want Jialan Jiahuan to know what she had left for Baoyu, the more she wanted them to live together. in one place.

Therefore, Jia She said with a smile: "When I was rich and honored, I didn't separate the family. Now the second wife is poor but wants to separate the family. Let outsiders say that I am ruthless? The mansion is huge and there are many courtyards. I think they live very well now." , there is no need to move. Although I am very incompetent, Lian'er is very motivated, even if he is not in the capital, he has some classmates of the same age, and he can ask someone to take care of them."

After finishing speaking, he said to Jia Lan's mother and son and Jia Huan: "You just stay at ease. With me, you don't have to worry about the future."

Li Wan was so excited that he hurriedly ordered Jia Lan to kowtow, and Jia Huan also saluted with respect on his face.

Seeing this, Jia She felt a little pity, raised his hand and called out, "I heard that the family was in trouble. When I come back, my wife, Lian's daughter-in-law and the others have prepared a lot of things for you to use now. The meeting will send people to your respective rooms. Many books have been prepared, some of which have been used by Lian'er, and some have not. , with ability, and with Lian'er and aunt's family taking care of her, there may not be opportunities in the future."

Although he hated Jia Zheng very much, Jia Amnesty couldn't bear to stand idly by in front of his young nephew and nephew.

Others were not like that, but Li Wan was overjoyed, trembling slightly, unable to control himself.With Jia Amnesty's words, in the future, when Jia Lan is old and has both civil and military skills, he will be able to serve in the army and make meritorious service. It will be just around the corner to eliminate his status as an official slave. Such things are not uncommon.

A hint of approval appeared in Jia She's eyes, mothers are strong, and Li Wan is an excellent one.

However, in the blink of an eye, he saw Jiamu and Xiangyun showed a strange look in his eyes, the former showed a faint dislike, while the latter showed deep resentment, and he was unconsciously puzzled.

Just at this moment, Baoyu burst into tears, as if heart-piercing, which made people cry when they heard it.

Unexpectedly, Jiamu and Baochai's expressions changed, and they were slightly happy.

It turns out that when Jia's family did something bad, all the female relatives were locked in the mansion, unlike all the males who were imprisoned.The prison is dirty and chaotic, with a lot of right and wrong, Baoyu has been spoiled since she was a child, how has she experienced such things?That day, his face was pale, and he was in prison for a long time without any improvement. Thanks to Jia Lan's care, he was not bullied by others. In addition, in the prison, he was fed with acid and made of broken felt, and the psychic jade was searched again. So I was very sad, and in the end I was scared out of my mind.

Later, when he was released from prison, the psychic treasure jade was Baoyu's lifeblood, and Jia Min also knew that he entrusted a talent to send the psychic treasure jade back to Jia's mother and put it on with Baoyu.Even so, Baoyu still hasn't come back to his senses, and his beauty is not as good as before.

Seeing Jia Amnesty now, and Jia Amnesty has always treated him with kindness and kindness, unlike Jia Zheng who beat or scolded him, Baoyu just felt as if he had passed away.

Holding Baoyu in her arms, Jia Mu was so excited that she burst into tears, and said, "It's good to cry out, it's good to cry out. There was a lot of depression in my heart, and I was away from my life for a few months. Fang Shensi didn't belong. I see you." Ignorant and unaware, I am very worried in my heart, crying today, my depression will come out, I will take care of it carefully, and it will be fine."

Baochai also stood with tears in her eyes, with a very happy expression on her face.

Baoyu cried for a long time, sobbing and saying: "How is the master and wife?"

Everyone's expressions changed, Du Jiamu sighed, and said: "Your master has been exiled, and now I'm on the way, I'm afraid I haven't reached the place yet. You know that your wife was sentenced to be executed by Qiu Houwen, and it's only half a year ago. .”

Baoyu's heart hurts, and a mouthful of blood will come out.

Seeing this, the crowd turned pale with fright and rushed forward in a panic. Mother Jia hurriedly called for a doctor, but Jia Amnesty squatted down and carefully looked at the blood on the ground. It is often heard from people outside that if the blood is vomited out, it will be healed. If the old lady is worried, please ask the doctor to come and see."

Mother Jia was naturally worried, and invited a doctor, and it was exactly as Jia Amnesty said.

Because of Baoyu's incident, they left at the second watch, and everyone was exhausted. After they went back to rest, Jia Amnesty wanted to know the details of the house, so he called the servants who were still working by Jia Mu's side to ask questions.

He called Jin Wenxiang, the older brother of Yuanyang.

The mandarin ducks had long been born with the kindness of Jia's mother. Later, when Jia's family fell, she took care of it carefully and used her own money to redeem her brother, sister-in-law and nephew. Her parents were gone, only her elder brother's family.She is loyal and loyal. Although she has left her nationality, she still returns to serve Jiamu, and her brother and sister-in-law also come back. His brother is in charge of the servants outside, and his sister-in-law is in charge of the laundry.

Jin Wenxiang is very different from Yuanyang. After the Jia family fell, Jia She was the only one in the forest. He was naturally very flattering. Hearing Jia She's question, he hurriedly said: "No wonder the old lady doesn't like it. Long story."

Jia She frowned and said, "Since it's a long story, let's make it short."

Seeing his stern expression, Jin Wenxiang hurriedly said: "After the family broke down, the old lady and Grandma Zhu were exempted from imprisonment. Later, the court graciously registered and returned their belongings. Needless to say, the old lady's ladder was confiscated. For the most part, only some clothing, furniture and belongings were returned, which also involved some past events. I don’t know how much. Datou’s farm and shops have not been returned, which is strange. However, Grandma Zhu’s private house was returned to her, together with Together with the dowry, not to mention tens of thousands, at least one or two thousand, there are all kinds of shops in Zhuangzi, and even the housekeepers are still there."

Jia Amnesty heard this and said: "This is a good thing. Zhu'er's daughter-in-law has a farm and a shop, so she will benefit. Why doesn't the old lady like it?"

He heard from Lin Ruhai that the reason why Jia's mother only got a little property like the old lady of the Zhen family was because she had done some illegal things in the past. If it weren't for seeing that both of them were over eighty, they would have to be punished, how could they be pardoned? His crime was never revealed.

Jin Wenxiang said with a smile: "That's why I don't like it. Now the family's expenses are all from the old lady. Grandma Zhu is watching over Lan Geer's life. She only says that she keeps all her things for Lan Geer, and she is very stingy." She also said that the farm will benefit in the future, and she will provide the house with food and livestock for daily use, and the rest will be free, so the old lady is annoyed."

Jia Amnesty suddenly realized that she wondered that Mother Jia liked Li Wan's cleanliness and chastity very much in the past, but now she doesn't care about it.There was a sudden movement in his heart. Others felt that Li Wan's actions were a little heartless, but he secretly praised them.

From Jia Amnesty's point of view, Jia Lan is ambitious and self-motivated. In the future, what will it cost to get married and have children?Li Wan has been guarding her for so many years, and there is only such a son, can she not make plans for her son's future?People don't kill heaven and earth for themselves.In the past, Kuang Baoyu relied entirely on his ancestor's shade, but now he relies on Jia's mother. He can't lift his shoulders or lift his hands. You don't need the best brush and ink, and you don't need the best paper and inkstone.On the outside, it is no longer possible to wear silk for official use, but inside it is still the same as in the past, it is all subsidized by Jiamu's private house.

The latter is the news that he found out by his personal servant before he asked Jin Wenxiang for questioning.There were only a few servants left in Jia's family, except for Li Wan's companion, Lin Zhixiao's family, Yingge's family, Yuanyang's family, and a few maids who had been friends with Yuanyang and were redeemed by her, and nothing else. Yes, inquiring about news is naturally extremely easy.

Jia Amnesty sneered, "Yi Baoyu doesn't care about childbirth, how many ladders does Jiamu have for him to squander?"You must know that Baoyu Baochai's status is low now, and they cannot buy farm houses, shops and other profitable family businesses. How can they last for a long time?

Even Baochai has some dowry, which is far less than Jiamu's Tiji, and will not be able to supply Baoyu in the future.

Compared with the dowry that Aunt Xue prepared for her when the Xue family was still in decline, Baochai's dowry was meager, but Xue Biao and Baoqin brothers and sisters did their best to buy it.The Xue family’s royal merchants were robbed, all the houses were scattered, and many businesses were embezzled by other families. Xue Biao was in the capital, and most of Jinling’s business lost money, and the business in the capital was also difficult. Retiring the engagement made things worse, so they bought a dowry for Baochai, which was already extremely kind.

Baochai's dowry is far inferior to Jiamu's ladder, only a few thousand taels of silver, mostly bedding and furniture, and she has always hoped that her husband and wife will be prosperous, instead of using her dowry to provide for her husband to squander. Let the husband not think about making progress.So Baochai thought about it, and wanted to discuss with Baoyu about his future plans.

When I didn't want to enter the yard, I heard a burst of laughter from the room. Listen carefully, it was Baoyu, Xiangyun and Xiren.

Baochai's face turned cold suddenly, besides Xi Ren, there were only Sheyue and Qiuwen serving maids in the courtyard.Xiren has always been on good terms with Yuanyang, so Yuanyang redeemed her to come out, and She Yueqiuwen was educated by her, and she always followed her lead, so she begged Yuanyang to redeem them, so they were grateful to her.

Seeing that Baochai came in with Yinger and Wen Xing who were redeemed by Xue Biao, Sheyue hurriedly gave Qiuwen a wink, signaling her to go to report first, and then greeted her first, and said crisply and authentically: " Grandma is back, and the second master is talking to Miss Shi."

Baochai suddenly looked at her, stood quietly for a moment, then walked into the room.

As soon as she entered the room, the laughter stopped.

Baochai glanced at the room calmly, and saw Xiangyun and Xiren sitting on the drum stool, talking and laughing with Baoyu who was reclining on the couch. The two of them held needles and threads in their hands, and embroidered some fresh patterns in red, willow and green. , but Baoyu's eyes are clear, her expression is peaceful, her manners are charming, she treats her sisters as before, without intimacy.

Baochai looked dignified and said with a smile, "Baoyu, what are you talking about?"

Xiren put down the needle and thread in his hand, and hurriedly got up to say hello, Du Xiangyun got up gracefully, stepped forward to hold his hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Bao, come and judge, our family has fallen, and the fourth sister is alone, if she is selfless , how could this be so? The second elder brother doesn’t believe it.”

But Baochai refused to follow her wishes, and Baochai felt that they were joking just now, the laughter was very comfortable and cheerful, it was by no means a red-faced argument, and why did you use Xichun as an example?Blaming the Lin family for saving Xichun and turning a deaf ear to the others?Or do you resent Xichun for not coming to visit for so many days?Regarding these, Baochai didn't hold any resentment at all, she knew that the Lin family had devoted themselves to them, and she would never hate them just because the Lin family only saved one Xichun.

Therefore, Baochai smiled lightly and said, "Fourth younger sister is fine because of her filial piety. Why is she selfish? If she had selfishness, she would not have given all her savings to sister-in-law Zhen and daughter-in-law Rong in the East Mansion." It's a tangle."

Baoyu clapped her hands and praised: "My sister is very right. It is a man who has troubled the daughter. Why blame the daughter?"

After finishing speaking, he asked Baochai, "What's the matter, sister? Why didn't you stay with the ancestor in the ancestor's room?"

Baochai said with a smile: "The elder master has been back in the mansion for a few days, and he has already made arrangements for us. He asked me to invite the second master to come and listen. If the second master is willing to do things, the elder master must have arrangements."

I heard that everyone went to Jiamu's room together.

However, although Baoyu has regained some sanity, he always hides in the room and does not want to go out for a walk. Jia Mu protects him and does not want him to suffer. A copy job.

Both Jia Lan and Jia Huan felt that life was difficult, and they also wanted to have an errand to benefit them, so they begged Jia Amnesty to do so.Jia Lan felt that being able to memorize books silently, practice makes perfect, and would be of great benefit to homework. Jia Huan said that he was used to copying scriptures in the past. Neither tired nor dirty.

Jia Amnesty arranged them in Mrs. Dou's dowry store, and secretly asked the shopkeeper for extra care.

The reason for this is that after the defeat of the Jia family, the entire family confiscated everything except those that Jia She and Jia Lian took away when they left the capital. He himself has almost nothing.

The Lin family also has a book shop, and it is very famous, but Jia She doesn't want to let the Lin family bother.Lin Ruhai didn't say a word about how the Lin family went about helping their family, nor did Jia Min go into details. The Lin family helped them plan their future for the rest of their lives?

Jia Amnesty solemnly explained to Jia Lan and Jia Huan: "Our family has lost power, and it is still more than enough to take care of you. I have written a letter and asked to be transferred to Kyoto and stay at home to serve my mother. What can't you solve? Just come to me for your business. However, aunts and aunts are very busy on weekdays, so don't disturb them easily. If there is nothing wrong and let me know, you will not be forgiven."

Compared with Jia Zheng, who is unsophisticated, Jia Amnesty understands people's hearts very well.If you stay away, you don't visit easily because you know your duty. When the Lin family sees them, they will definitely take care of them. Otherwise, they will only get bored and drift away.

Jialan Jiahuan and others respectfully agreed.

Seeing Baoyu and Xiangyun accompanying Jia Mu from left to right, Baochai felt bitter and didn't know how to persuade him to make progress. Pretending not to see it, he only said to Jia Mu on the second day that daily chewing and food should be frugal and frugal. Since the defeat, there should not be many people serving him, so he wanted to let a few girls out.

The most proud maids around Baoyu are Xiren and Qingwen. Jia's mother likes Qingwen's beautiful appearance and sharp speech, but Mrs. Wang is more attacking than Mrs. Wang, and Xiren secretly surrenders to Mrs. Wang.According to Jia Mu's original intention, Xiren didn't want Xiren to continue serving Baoyu, but Yuanyang redeemed her because she was friendly with her, while Qingwen was sold to some unknown place.So Jia Mu heard what Baochai said, and immediately made the decision to let Xiren and Qiuwen go, leaving only Sheyue, and gave Baoyu the parrot beside her.

Xiren didn't want to leave, but Baoyu respected Jia's mother and never pleaded for mercy, so she followed her elder brother Hua Zifang back home crying, with nothing in her hands except the 20 taels of silver that Jia's mother gave her before she left. .

For this, Jia She laughed it off, bought two stunning maids and put them in the house, and then waited for his booklet to be heard by heaven.

In the place where Jia Lian worked, Jia Amnesty had originally found an idle job. He didn't have to do any official duties, and he couldn't do them. He only went to work occasionally. Everyone knew that he was incapable. Therefore, the zhezi was sent to Emperor Changqing, who immediately allowed him to play it and ordered him to stay in the capital.

When this matter got out, everyone in the world said that he was filial to his mother and friendly to his brothers.

Emperor Changqing thought it was funny, Jia Amnesty was a muddleheaded person, and when he was old, he still blindly ate wine and had fun, and bought a maid when he came to Beijing, how could it be so good?No matter what outsiders say, in fact, some people understand that Jia Amnesty is doing it for the sake of face and affection for his descendants.

After laughing and putting aside the court affairs, Emperor Changqing said to Yu Heng: "I heard that a date has been set for Dading?"

Yu Heng's face was calm, with a little joy in his eyes, he nodded and said: "The 26th has been agreed."

On the second day after Daiyu's ceremony, Mrs. Yu sent a matchmaker to the door, and after getting his consent, she asked Qin Tianjian to calculate the good day. It was the 26th. The betrothal gifts were moved out of the inspection one by one, and many things that were originally feared that they would not last for a long time but were indispensable today were added.

Emperor Changqing asked, "When will we get married?"

Yu Heng is also looking forward to getting married as soon as possible, but this matter cannot be rushed, so he said: "I don't know for now, I will ask a matchmaker to ask for a date after Dading."

Emperor Changqing listened, nodded and remained silent.

The two families were extremely lively, and Mrs. Yu was in charge, and she almost devoted all her family's effort to hiring Lin's family. There were hundreds of silks and satins, clothes and leathers on the head, gold and silver jewellery, antique calligraphy and paintings, fine wine and tea cakes. There are too many to count, and at a rough glance, although there are not millions, hundreds of thousands are obvious.

The Yu family valued Daiyu so much, so Jia Min was naturally happy, smiling from ear to ear from morning to night.

All the female relatives are envious when they see it.

After returning the gift and finishing the work, Jia Minfang watched the people pack up the dowry, picked out fructose cakes and other items that could not be stored for a long time, and put the rest of the dowry money into the warehouse for Dai Yu'an's dowry. , Not far from getting married.

Daiyu’s dowry is complete, such as houses, fields, shops, furniture, decorations, clothes, jewelry, cloth, fur, medicinal materials, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. Except for medicinal materials and calligraphy and painting books, the rest are brightly colored and eye-catching everywhere. , the only thing missing is some makeup, hair, oil, soap, etc., and it will not be too late to go to the front office.

Among them, Lin Ruhai bought two sets of furniture for Daiyu. One set is made of red sandalwood, which is thick and grand, suitable for a grand mansion in the north. Made by master craftsmen with fine carving and polishing.The red sandalwood babu bed and the huanghuali wood babu bed are even more amazing, because it took three years to make the bed for the dowry daughter in the south of the Yangtze River. They are called Qiangong babu beds, and Lin Ruhai is more practical